Still many unknowns in cyber disruption of Winston-Salem city system
The incident is being investigated by multiple agencies including the FBI and the North Carolina Joint Cybersecurity Task Force.
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Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'
The Change Healthcare cyberattack sparked a new strategy from the federal government on preventing destructive ransomware crimes. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.
Health industry struggles to recover from cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth
Doctors are worried that the attack on Change Healthcare, part of UnitedHeathcare's Optum division, will mean they can't get paid properly for months.
Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach
A ransomware attack targeting a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment.
Cyberattacks on hospitals 'should be considered a regional disaster,' researchers find
When hackers attack a hospital, it can be deadly. But doctors and patients at nearby hospitals suffer, too, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.
Hackers steal sensitive law enforcement data in a breach of the U.S. Marshals Service
The federal agency has revealed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week in which hackers stole sensitive data.
FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group
The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.
A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country
The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.
How Bitcoin Has Fueled Ransomware Attacks
If you're planning a multi-million dollar ransomware attack, there's really only one way to collect - with cryptocurrency. It's fast. It's easy. Best of all, it's largely anonymous and hard to trace.
How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back
The linchpin to retrieving $2.3 million, half the company's payment, was gaining access to the private key linked to the attacker's Bitcoin account. Here's how authorities may have gotten it.